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GM Launches Trial of Sales on eBay

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Consumers will be able to browse California dealer online showrooms, ask questions, negotiate prices, and arrange financing and payment to purchase a new 2008, 2009 or select 2010 car, crossover or truck online.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Move over, cash for clunkers. The group notes that Japan and the European Union already offer large financial incentives to spur electric vehicle purchases. Since batteries that power electric vehicles might last longer than the car itself, they say financing will have to be adjusted to reflect that.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles.

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US VP Biden outlines 3-part plan to have 1M advanced technology vehicles on US roads by 2015

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The President is proposing to transform the existing $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles into a rebate that will be available to all consumers immediately at the point of sale, similar to “Cash for Clunkers”. The Recovery Act is also supporting the deployment of infrastructure for advanced technology vehicles.

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